Yay! More features for the SWGemu Pre-CU community!

I tried RoM when it was in beta, and I noticed a load a lag that made the game unenjoyable.  I give it another shot, because I've been reading the Roleplaying forums on the site and it's getting my blood boiling for some RPing!

Thanks a lot!  I will post the verdict after a reasonable amount of play-testing.

Thanks everyone who contributed!  I realize now after weeks of endless searching, that it all comes down to how you play the game and not how the "game plays you" (if that makes any sense).

Star Wars Galaxies (Scylla) was my first MMORPG; therefore, I have compared every mmo that I've played to it.  Of course, they all lacked that first-time experience.  SWG had such a wonderful community, a lot of the people I played with everyday were older than me (adults) and I was heart-broken when I had to quit, for the same reasons many others have quit.  So, returning to SWG would open that old scar up and I don't want to have to deal with it again.

Sorry for that worthless nostalgic and sentimental piece, at least for me.  Anyways, I've realized that the F2P category will never come anywhere near my expectations, especially in the RP aspect.  So, I need to focus on the P2P mmo's out there.  No WoW though, for personal reasons.  Also, could someone recommend a good RP gaming guild?  Thanks again!

Hello!  So, I've patiently and scrutinizingly searched the crooks and nannies of various Discussions of others like me with no true answers.  Therefore, I feel the need to start yet another thread to ask for your wisdom.  Sue me.

A bit about me (WARNING: may contain information that will waste your valuable time):

I'm a poor college student craving, no, dying for a new addiction and it can only be satisfied though some sort of role-play.  I've played many MMORPG's, both F2P and P2P.  The P2P ones are good, but not great enough for a monthly subscription in my absolute opinion.  The F2P ones are, well, ranging from horrible to decent; while F2P games aren't disappointing for my pocketbook, they are in many other aspects.

I've tried a few MUD's and I just couldn't get into them.  (I'm not a reader, I'm an audiobook kinda guy <- you might be thinking ewww, but I only have time for reading college textbooks.  When I'm not reading, I prefer to be endulged in a new character and world)

Ok, that's enough, I apologize.  Perhaps, I'm just being unrealistic and asking for perfection, but I still have a wittle hope that someone out there will answer my distress call.

What I'm looking for (the essentials):

- a graphical game with emphasis on role-play (strictly RP or just encouraged is fine)

- a graphical MUD would be fine

- has a good story/lore, good community

- I'm poor, so free to play would be wonderful

I've payed for / played a trial for the majority of the popular P2P games, so I discourage any of those recommendations.